Why don't they wait!? Poyet questions wisdom of making FA Cup draw before all games have finished

The FA Cup winner, perplexed by the decision to move the draw to a time before five of the third round games had concluded or even started, has called for it to be moved back to Monday lunchtimes.

The Barclays Premier League club were drawn at home to Peterborough United or Kidderminster Harriers in the draw made by Martin and Paul Allen at Wembley.

Change it! Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has asked for the FA Cup draw to be made after all games have finished

Can he kick it? Adam Johnson opened the scoring with a free-kick in Sunderland's 3-1 FA Cup win over Carlisle

But it was being made on ITV just as Sunderland kicked off against Carlisle United at the Stadium of Light.

Poyet, who discovered the outcome of the draw at half-time in his side’s 3-1 win, said: ‘I don’t know whether it was good or bad to know our fourth round opposition before the game finishes.

‘It's an opinion. I don't want the FA to be mad with me. I'm not trying to go against anything but I'm saying if the draw was a top, top team from the Premier League at home I'm sure it would be a little bit different for Carlisle.